Gerhard Franz

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Years of service 1917–45 Service/branch German Army		Name Gerhard Franz Rank Generalmajor

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceBattle of DunkirkOperation BarbarossaBattle of Bialystok–MinskBattle of Smolensk (1941)Battle of MoscowSecond Battle of KharkovBattle of Kasserine PassBattle of the ScheldtOperation Nordwind Died December 24, 1975, Bad Wildungen, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France
Commands held 256th Infantry Division

Gerhard franz sternwarte tirschenreuth

Gerhard Franz (26 February 1902 – 24 December 1975) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 July 1941 as Oberstleutnant i.G. and Ia der 29. Infanterie-Division

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